When did the thought of doing something new become an occasion we were more afraid of than challenged by?I've been thinking about fear and its ability to paralyze a person. How many opportunities do we deny ourselves because we are afraid of what may happen if we take that step in a new direction? In … Continue reading What are you afraid of?
Category: musings
Smells like Martha’s Vineyard
Wet dogFudgeSkunkWild rosesSaltTarPine needlesDiesel fuelSunscreenCut grass
Sand in the vaseline – whatever that means
And in the sheets. And on the floor. And in my car. After a week's vacation at the beach, I'm unsure if the pervasive sand is bothering me more, or less. Trying to sleep with random grains of sand in my bed is only slightly less difficult than preventing 4 boys from getting sand in … Continue reading Sand in the vaseline – whatever that means
Today’s epiphany while running
When I run I always learn something. Sometimes it is about the terrain or the location where I am running. Often, running is an exercise in gaining mental clarity while simultaneously eliminating stress. Frequently I discover something new about the capabilities and/or limits of my physical body. Knowledge gained by exertion, exploration and endurance. Good … Continue reading Today’s epiphany while running
Table for 5 (or why dinner as a family can be continued despite impending divorce)
I believe most people get married believing it is forever, not for ever. Introducing children to a relationship adds some additional concrete to the mix and, when all is said and done within the marriage and it is time to move on from being a couple, the presence of children continues to cement the two … Continue reading Table for 5 (or why dinner as a family can be continued despite impending divorce)
MIA: Love
Where does all that love go? That passion that had brought the two of you together? It isn't randomly floating around in our universe, for certain. At least not in that combined, intense state. There definitely were bits of it being circulated about, perhaps even covering a wide geographic range, but it was falling more … Continue reading MIA: Love
running diaries chapbook – part iv
happy runner girlFor the past couple of weeks, I've been running injured. It's nothing serious just a tightness in my right hip and an awareness of my left knee. It is prompting me to try to stretch more conscientiously, which is good. It is also putting me in a position where I am continually asserting … Continue reading running diaries chapbook – part iv
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